Walter, our host, suggested that we write a poem of celebration. He gave so many wonderful examples, and I was really kind of caught off-guard… but for some unknown reason, my mind was filled with Lewis Caroll and Tim Burton’s extremely glorious collaboration and resulting celebration of Frabjous Day! “Where the heck did that come from?” I asked.

Frabjous Day… the day that Alice slew the Jabberwocky, thus returning the White Queen to her rightful reign of Underland, disposing the wicked Red Queen. On this day, it is claimed that the Mad Hatter danced the incredibly exciting and celebratory Futterwacken dance! What better form of celebration could there possibly be?

Futterwackeners unite! Now you futterwacken on outta here to that very important date! Somehow this reminded of the way Smurfs use the word smurf as a substitute for any word. (I know, my mind works in mysterious ways). Now I want to say, have a smurfy day! 🤗

Three hearty cheers for nonsense & Flarf verse! Carroll & Burton & Blue; what a triumvirate! Nice that several of you out here on the dVerse trail found celebratory solace within the fun confines of creativity.

Confession: When I was about 4, my grandmother read Alice to me. I had a toy camera and kept playing with it after she told me to put it down. Finally, she grabbed it from me and threw it across the room. Sad ending: I’ve never read it since. But your “celebration” tells me maybe (after 6 decades plus) it’s time to pick it up. I have it on my Kindle, waiting. Childhood trauma, I suppose.